Iraq announces complete withdrawal of US-led coalition from federal territory
Iraq said on Sunday US-led coalition forces had finished withdrawing from bases within the country's federal territory, which excludes the...
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Starlink services disrupted in Iran amid expanding protests and broader measures affecting internet access
Widespread jamming of the Starlink satellite internet service used by some Iranian opposition members is a likely first in peacetime but...
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Erdogan says no difference between Netanyahu and Hitler
"He (Netanyahu) is richer than Hitler. All kind of support comes from the West and the United States," Erdogan added....
- He has branded Israel a "terrorist state", Netanyahu "the butcher of Gaza" while calling Hamas "a liberation group".
- "There is no difference between the actions of Netanyahu and Hitler," he said during a ceremony in the capital in Ankara.
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UAE’s budget carrier Air Arabia to launch daily flights to Kabul
Last month flydubai, another low-cost Emirati airline, became the first international carrier to resume flights to Afghanistan since the chaotic...
- Last month flydubai, another low-cost Emirati airline, became the first international carrier to resume flights to Afghanistan
- Last year, GAAC signed a contract to manage Afghanistan's air traffic, an agreement that was expected to bring back international airlines
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120 kilos of cocaine wash up on Australian beaches over Christmas
Sydney, Australia-- Australian police said Wednesday they were scouring beaches after mysterious packages believed to contain more than 120 kilograms (260...
- A first batch of 39 barnacle-encrusted, one-kilogram bricks of suspected cocaine was discovered on Friday near Magenta Beach, north of Sydney
- Since then, another 85 packages of the same size had been spotted along about 80 kilometers (50 miles) of the New South Wales coastline, state police said
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Israeli airstrike on Lebanon border town kills Hizbollah fighter, 2 kin
Lebanon-Israel border has witnessed increasing hostilities amid the Israel-Hamas conflict since October 7, escalating exchanges involve the Israeli army and...
- Lebanon's National News Agency identified the dead as Ali Bazzi (Hezbollah fighter), his brother Ibrahim and his wife Shourouk Hammoud
- A relative of the deceased told AFP that Ibrahim Bazzi was an Australian citizen who had flown in for a visit about a week ago
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Russia redirected most oil exports to China and India, says Novak
After President Vladimir Putin sent troops to Ukraine in February 2022, Western countries hit Russia with a slew of sanctions including a...
- India has been able to snap up discounted crude from Russia before refining it and selling it to European customers, reports say
- Russian Deputy PM Alexander Novak said he expected Russian oil and gas revenues will amount to almost nine trillion rubles ($98 billion) this year
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Gaza clings on to eSIM cards to stay connected with world
Rafah, Palestinian Territories--Power cuts have become a fact of life in war-torn Gaza. But thanks to embedded SIM cards, Palestinians can...
- A local journalist, Hani al-Shaer, who uses it to do live streams, said that without eSim cards "we would be cut off from the world"
- Many rights groups have warned that phone and internet disruptions in Gaza could "provide cover for atrocities and breed impunity"
Hizbollah missile attack wounds 9 Israeli soldiers
The army said that one of its soldiers injured by an anti-tank missile along with other troopers was in a...
- The Israeli army and Hizbollah have been exchanging fire since the start of the Gaza war
- At least four civilians and nine soldiers have been died in Israel in attacks by Hizbollah
US, Israel discuss ‘different phase’ of war
The Tuesday meeting additionally provided a chance for Israel and the United States to talk about the eventual "governance and...
- The meeting provided an opportunity to talk about steps to improve the humanitarian situation in war-torn Gaza and minimize harm to civilians
- It was also meant as a chance to speak on "the transition to a different phase of the war to maximize focus on high-value Hamas targets"
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US shoots down Houthi-fired drones, missiles in Red Sea
The Pentagon said in a social media post that there was no damage to ships. Some 12 drones, three anti-ship...
- Houthis said that they "carried out a targeting operation against a commercial ship"
- The Houthis are targeting Israel and Israeli-linked vessels to push for a stop to the offensive in Gaza
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Israeli troops shoot two Palestinians dead in West Bank
A resident from the camp told AFP that troops stormed the camp from its southern and northern entrances. "The two...
- The two -- aged 17 and 31 -- were shot dead in the Fawwar refugee camp, south of Hebron, the ministry said.
- Violence across the West Bank has flared since the war between Israel and Hamas members erupted in the Gaza Strip
Iraq announces complete withdrawal of US-led coalition from federal territory
Iraq said on Sunday US-led coalition forces had finished withdrawing from bases within the country's federal territory, which excludes the...
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Gaza civil defence says Israeli strikes kill 43 as truce talks deadlocked
Israel's military blamed it on a "technical error" when targeting a militant in the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza,...
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Russia’s Lavrov visits Beijing to discuss Ukraine
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met Sunday in Beijing with his Chinese counterpart to discuss Ukraine and relations with the...
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Gaza civil defence says Israeli strikes kill 43 as truce talks deadlocked
On the ground, civil defense agency spokesman Mahmud Bassal said at least 43 people were killed in the latest Israeli...
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Iran says cooperation with UN nuclear watchdog will take ‘new form’
Iran has blamed the IAEA in part for the June attacks on its nuclear facilities, which Israel says it launched...
- Iran's 12-day war with Israel last month, sparked by an Israeli bombing campaign, rattled its already shaky relationship with the UN nuclear watchdog
- Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Saturday that Iran's cooperation with the IAEA "has not stopped, but will take on a new form."
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UN says hundreds killed in recent weeks while seeking aid in Gaza
There are frequent reports of Israeli forces firing on people seeking aid, with Gaza's civil defence agency saying 10 Palestinians...
- Friday's reported violence came as negotiators from Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas were locked in indirect talks in Qatar to try to agree on a temporary ceasefire
- Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday he hoped a deal for a 60-day pause in the war could be struck in the coming days
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Israel’s aid blockade leaves Gaza’s pregnant women hungry and at risk
Like most women at the Gaza City hospital where she attends her pregnancy check-ups, Fatima Arafa's face looks fatigued, a...
- With the war in Gaza now in its 22nd month and Israel only slightly easing an aid blockade, shortages of everything from food to clean water have hit pregnant women
- "I am in my sixth month and I can't provide the basic minimum needs to complete this pregnancy," Arafa told AFP before returning to the makeshift camp